Rigatoni Capital Podcast

Nvidia just reported record revenue of $81.6 billion for the quarter, up 85% from a year ago, with Data Center revenue hitting a record $75.2 billion, up 92% year over year. We do a late Friday night Memorial Day weekend special to break it all down. I also cover Walmart's earnings and what the retail and consumer picture is telling us right now, touch briefly on Intuit and Bitcoin, and get into the US-China trade negotiations that continue to drag on without any real resolution in sight.

Rigatoni Capital is a daily morning podcast for long term, buy and hold investors. This is not a show for short term traders or people looking for quick wins. Every morning I go through the most important headlines in finance, markets, and macro, and call out fake narratives in the financial media so you know what actually deserves your attention and what to ignore.

Subscribe to Rigatoni Capital on Substack: https://rigatonicapital.substack.com

Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. All opinions are my own, and I am not a financial advisor. The information provided reflects my personal views and is intended to encourage discussion and thought among readers. Investments involve risk, including the loss of principal, and past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

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$NVDA $WMT $INTU $BTC $QQQ $SMH

Kevin, aka Bagholder, is back on the Rigatoni Capital Podcast for another great conversation. This week we focus on the SpaceX IPO set for June 12th at a valuation between $1.75 and $2 trillion. Kevin walks through his price to sales framework and lands on a multiple of roughly 110 times sales, which is difficult to justify when three quarters of SpaceX revenue comes from Starlink and the AI division grew only 23% last year. Neither of us are buying the IPO directly, though we will both own it through QQQ and VTI. When the general public starts calling asking how to participate in an IPO, that is usually a tell. We also get into Dutch Bros versus Starbucks, which is one of the clearest head to head comparisons in the restaurant space right now, Kevin's thoughts on consumer staples trading at multi-year lows, his continued conviction on silver miners through SILJ, and what the ongoing Iran supply disruption means for hard assets like gold, silver, and Bitcoin.

Check out Kevin's newsletter Mytwocent$ on Substack: https://bagholder.substack.com

Rigatoni Capital is a daily morning podcast for long term, buy and hold investors. This is not a show for short term traders or people looking for quick wins. Every morning I go through the most important headlines in finance, markets, and macro, and call out fake narratives in the financial media so you know what actually deserves your attention and what to ignore.

Subscribe to Rigatoni Capital on Substack: https://rigatonicapital.substack.com

Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. All opinions are my own, and I am not a financial advisor. The information provided reflects my personal views and is intended to encourage discussion and thought among readers. Investments involve risk, including the loss of principal, and past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

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$BROS $SBUX $SILJ $GLD $BTC $QQQ $VTI

CAVA reported last night and the numbers were strong. Revenue grew 32.2% year over year to $438 million, beating estimates, same restaurant sales up 9.7% driven by 6.8% traffic growth, and the company raised full year guidance. Zero debt and $403 million in cash. I walk through the results and use CAVA as a teaching moment for anyone newer to investing. Fast casual restaurant chains like CAVA, Chipotle, and McDonald's are the easiest businesses in the world to understand if you are just getting started, and that simplicity is actually the point. I am long CAVA and I explain why. I also push back hard on the narrative circulating on X that there is some new rotation into healthcare happening and that it is time to panic out of semiconductors and tech. Three days of a small pullback after one of the most historic runs in stock market history is not a rotation. Zoom out. And tonight Nvidia reports. Do not trade it. Just watch.

Rigatoni Capital is a daily morning podcast for long term, buy and hold investors. This is not a show for short term traders or people looking for quick wins. Every morning I go through the most important headlines in finance, markets, and macro, and call out fake narratives in the financial media so you know what actually deserves your attention and what to ignore.

Subscribe to Rigatoni Capital on Substack: https://rigatonicapital.substack.com

Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. All opinions are my own, and I am not a financial advisor. The information provided reflects my personal views and is intended to encourage discussion and thought among readers. Investments involve risk, including the loss of principal, and past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

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$CAVA $CMG $NVDA $SMH $QQQ $IGV

Semiconductors are pulling back and the dopamine hits from watching the SMH go vertical are slowing down. This morning I talk about why this is completely normal heading into a big earnings week. Nvidia reports Wednesday, Walmart and John Deere Thursday morning, Workday Thursday after close, and Cava tonight. I share my honest take on Walmart now being in the Nasdaq 100 and why I am embracing it. I shout out Graham Stephan's breakdown of the Trump IRA and why a taxable brokerage buying QQQ, VTI, or FRDM might just be simpler for most people. CrowdStrike and Palo Alto are flashing as leading indicators for where software could bounce, and I close with a suggestion: spend this summer researching Bitcoin as an asset class. Start with The Big Print.

Rigatoni Capital is a daily morning podcast for long term, buy and hold investors. This is not a show for short term traders or people looking for quick wins. Every morning I go through the most important headlines in finance, markets, and macro, and call out fake narratives in the financial media so you know what actually deserves your attention and what to ignore.

Subscribe to Rigatoni Capital on Substack: https://rigatonicapital.substack.com

Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. All opinions are my own, and I am not a financial advisor. The information provided reflects my personal views and is intended to encourage discussion and thought among readers. Investments involve risk, including the loss of principal, and past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

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$NVDA $WMT $CAVA $HD $BTC $CRWD $PANW $QQQ $IGV $FRDM

It is Merger Monday in the utility sector. NextEra Energy just announced a $66.8 billion all-stock deal to acquire Dominion Energy, the largest power sector acquisition ever recorded. The combined company will create the world's largest regulated electric utility, serving roughly 10 million customers across Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina with 110 gigawatts of power generation. Dominion is surging on the news while NextEra is pulling back slightly. The deal is being driven directly by AI data center power demand, with Dominion's northern Virginia footprint sitting at the center of the largest concentration of data centers in the world. I walk through what this means for energy investors and whether it changes how I think about utilities in a long term portfolio. I also get into the SpaceX IPO and why it could be a sell the news event that creates a real buy the dip opportunity, and the first thing I would be buying is QQQ. I also recap my latest Substack post on how superinvestors are not only picking at beaten up software stocks but are literally trading Mag7 names between each other, and why the best move for a retail investor is to simply own and hold the Nasdaq 100.

Rigatoni Capital is a daily morning podcast for long term, buy and hold investors. This is not a show for short term traders or people looking for quick wins. Every morning I go through the most important headlines in finance, markets, and macro, and call out fake narratives in the financial media so you know what actually deserves your attention and what to ignore.

Subscribe to Rigatoni Capital on Substack: https://rigatonicapital.substack.com

Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. All opinions are my own, and I am not a financial advisor. The information provided reflects my personal views and is intended to encourage discussion and thought among readers. Investments involve risk, including the loss of principal, and past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

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$NEE $D $QQQ $SPY $XLU

The Q1 2026 13F filings keep trickling in and a clear theme is emerging. Super investors are quietly picking at software stocks that have been beaten up by AI disruption fears. Microsoft and Intuit are showing up in multiple filings, and there is broad based institutional interest accumulating in Salesforce, Workday, and ServiceNow as well. This morning I walk through what the 13Fs are showing, what it means for long term investors, and whether the AI disruption narrative has created a genuine buying opportunity in enterprise software. I also get into semiconductors and their pullback today and give my honest take on whether Nvidia is a buy right now.

Rigatoni Capital is a daily morning podcast for long term, buy and hold investors. This is not a show for short term traders or people looking for quick wins. Every morning I go through the most important headlines in finance, markets, and macro, and call out fake narratives in the financial media so you know what actually deserves your attention and what to ignore.

Subscribe to Rigatoni Capital on Substack: https://rigatonicapital.substack.com

Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. All opinions are my own, and I am not a financial advisor. The information provided reflects my personal views and is intended to encourage discussion and thought among readers. Investments involve risk, including the loss of principal, and past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

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$MSFT $INTU $CRM $WDAY $NOW $NVDA $SMH $QQQ $IGV

If you had invested $50,000 in SOXL around Liberation Day lows of around $9 per share just 13 months ago, your position would be worth over $1 million today with the 3x Bull ETF now trading above $180. This morning I walk through that trade, why it is a legitimate example of professional buy the dipping at its finest, and why there is absolutely no shame in making that kind of money on a leveraged swing trade even if you consider yourself a long term investor. I also go over some AI disruption headlines in software and why I think there is probably some hidden value in software stocks right now, but it is genuinely hard to pick the right name. ServiceNow is one I am not sure about yet.

Rigatoni Capital is a daily morning podcast for long term, buy and hold investors. This is not a show for short term traders or people looking for quick wins. Every morning I go through the most important headlines in finance, markets, and macro, and call out fake narratives in the financial media so you know what actually deserves your attention and what to ignore.

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This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. All opinions are my own, and I am not a financial advisor. The information provided reflects my personal views and is intended to encourage discussion and thought among readers. Investments involve risk, including the loss of principal, and past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

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$SOXX $SMH $QQQ $NVDA $NOW $IGV

April PPI just dropped this morning and it is hotter than expected across the board. Final demand rose 1.4% month over month, the largest monthly gain since March 2022, and up 6% year over year, the biggest annual increase since December 2022. The consensus estimate was 0.5%. Core PPI accelerated 1% against a 0.4% estimate. Energy is driving a big piece of it but the data shows price pressure is now broad based, extending well beyond oil and gas. The stagflation question is back on the table and nobody has a clean answer. This morning I make the case that CNBC and financial media are using moments like this to push you toward fear, toward trimming, toward chasing whatever is going up. If you are a day trader that is your world and I get it. But if you are a long term investor who just wants honest business and market news, the daily doom loop is not your friend. I also cover Nvidia and the CUDA ecosystem, Jensen Huang joining Trump on his trip to the Middle East, software broadly, and recap yesterday's post on the semiconductor ETFs I personally own and invest in.

Rigatoni Capital is a daily morning podcast for long term, buy and hold investors. This is not a show for short term traders or people looking for quick wins. Every morning I go through the most important headlines in finance, markets, and macro, and call out fake narratives in the financial media so you know what actually deserves your attention and what to ignore.

Subscribe to Rigatoni Capital on Substack: https://rigatonicapital.substack.com

Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. All opinions are my own, and I am not a financial advisor. The information provided reflects my personal views and is intended to encourage discussion and thought among readers. Investments involve risk, including the loss of principal, and past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

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$NVDA $SMH $FRDM $QQQ $SPY

Semiconductors are pulling back this morning and I could not be happier about it. After a 17-day historic winning streak and a 40% gain in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, a breather was not just expected, it was necessary. It is quite possible that the sector was already pricing in 2028 earnings at the peak of that run. This morning I step back and talk about the right way to get invested in this segment for the long term. In my opinion buying the DRAM ETF, the SOX, or the KOSPI is not the right vehicle for a long term buy and hold investor.

Rigatoni Capital is a daily morning podcast for long term, buy and hold investors. This is not a show for short term traders or people looking for quick wins. Every morning I go through the most important headlines in finance, markets, and macro, and call out fake narratives in the financial media so you know what actually deserves your attention and what to ignore.

Subscribe to Rigatoni Capital on Substack: https://rigatonicapital.substack.com

Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. All opinions are my own, and I am not a financial advisor. The information provided reflects my personal views and is intended to encourage discussion and thought among readers. Investments involve risk, including the loss of principal, and past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

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$SMH $FRDM $DRAM $NVDA $HIMS $QQQ $SOXX

We are witnessing something that has never happened before in the history of the semiconductor index. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index went up 17 consecutive trading days starting March 31, the longest streak in its 32-year history, gaining 40% in that window. The Nasdaq 100 is up over 15% since late March. This morning I reflect on why this moment will go down in financial history for decades and why long term investors who stayed patient through the volatility deserve to feel good right now. I also recap my latest Substack post titled "The Most Expensive Bet In History: What is All This AI CapEx Actually For?" and dig into the most important question in markets right now: with the five major hyperscalers collectively committing over a trillion dollars to AI infrastructure, how do we separate genuine compute demand from hopeism?

Rigatoni Capital is a daily morning podcast for long term, buy and hold investors. This is not a show for short term traders or people looking for quick wins. Every morning I go through the most important headlines in finance, markets, and macro, and call out fake narratives in the financial media so you know what actually deserves your attention and what to ignore.

Subscribe to Rigatoni Capital on Substack: https://rigatonicapital.substack.com

Disclaimer: This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. All opinions are my own, and I am not a financial advisor. The information provided reflects my personal views and is intended to encourage discussion and thought among readers. Investments involve risk, including the loss of principal, and past performance is not indicative of future results. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

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$QQQ $SMH $NVDA $AMZN $GOOGL $MSFT $META $ORCL